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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Accidents

Accidents, 1908

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Accident

The Yass Courier · Friday 21 February 1908 · page 2

Last week Mr. William Buckmaster was loading hay, and in doing so was standing alongside the load when the boy on the load let a pitchfork slide down the…

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Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 25 February 1908 · page 4

Mr. James Leon, sen., met with a nasty accident at the Goulburn railway workshops on Monday morning. He was at the steam hammer, hammering, out cranks, when a piece flew…

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Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 27 February 1908 · page 2

Mr. Robert Butt, 52 years of age, was riding on top of a load of wood by the Kenmore Bridge, when the horse attempted to bolt. The driver jumped from his seat, but…

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Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 29 February 1908 · page 2

M. Samuel Wilson, 53 years of age, a way goods employee, fell from a truck and s[?]ained slight concussion of the brain. He is the hospital and is progressing well…

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Two Little Boys Drowned

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 3 March 1908 · page 2

Melbourne, Monday.—A sad case of drowning occurred yesterday evening in the River Wodon, near Vaughan. A resident of the township was crossing the river, when he noticed two lots of boys'…

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Telegrams. Sydney, Monday Fatal Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 3 March 1908 · page 4

A boy named Roy Thompson, aged 16, fell down a lift well at Roberts' warehouse in York-street this morning, sustaining a fractured skull. He died in a few minutes…

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Fetal Accident

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 4 March 1908 · page 2

A TERRIBLE accident which resulted in the death of a well-known member of a respected family in our community, occurred on the Temora Road on Monday afternoon, the unhappy victim of it being…

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Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 5 March 1908 · page 2

Early on Wednesday morning Frank Coughlin, a youth of 18 years, and son of Mr. E. Coughlin, of Grafton-street, was driving the cordial cart of Mir. C. Sheekey,' when a bolt in the…

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The Fatal Accident at Major's Creek

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 5 March 1908 · page 2

The Braidwood Dispatch reports:—Mr. Elliott, the coroner, hold an inquiry on Tuesday at Major's Crook with regard to the shocking fatal accident which befel the boy Carpenter while…

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Two Anglers Drowned

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 10 March 1908 · page 4

Newcastle, Sunday.—A party of men on a launch from Swansea went across the channel at the entrance to Lake Macquarie Heads to-day with the object of schnapper…

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Fatal Accident

The Young Chronicle · Wednesday 11 March 1908 · page 2

Yesterday (Tuesday) morning a fatal accident befel Erric Nash, night junior porter on the Young Railway Station. For some few months Erric…

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Fatal Accident at the Goods Yard. a Railway Servant Crushed to Death

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 11 March 1908 · page 2

A WAVE of sorrow spread throughout our community on (Tuesday)yesterday having been provoked by the occurrence of another fatal accident in our midst, on that morning it was…

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Telegrams. a Railway Smash. Eleven Persons Injured. Sydney

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 12 March 1908 · page 4

Passengers by the north-western mail, making its way through the night towards Sydney, were just before 12 o'clock last night plunged without warning into all…

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Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 12 March 1908 · page 2

Mr. C. J. McShane was a driving down Clinton-street on Wednesday morning when the horse commenced to play up as the driver reached Auburn-street. The horse, becoming unmanageable, ran on…

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The Fatal Railway Accident

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 14 March 1908 · page 2

A MAGISTERIAL inquiry was held at the Court House on Wednesday last, by Mr. R. W. Collian. J .P., as to the cause of debits of Thomas Eric Nash, whose lamentable death was…

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Fatal Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 14 March 1908 · page 4

A callboy named Malcolm, employed on the railway, was killed at Junee last night. No particulars are available. Harvest services will be held at Lagoon-street…

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Cab Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 14 March 1908 · page 4

One of the local cabs came to grief in Goldsmith-street about mid-day on Friday through the axle breaking. Councillor Bensley, of Crookwell, was in the vehicle,…

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Accident in Auburn-street

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 14 March 1908 · page 4

An accident occurred about noon to-day (Saturday) at the corner of Auburn and Clifford streets which might easily have had serious results. A lady resident of…

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A Cycling Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 14 March 1908 · page 6

On Friday morning in Auburn-street, in front of the Royal Hotel, a young fellow and a Chinaman named George Ah Kong, gardener, Sooley Valley, were riding in opposite directions and collided…

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Accidents

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 17 March 1908 · page 2

On Saturday morning last, Mr. Walter Stewart, of Coolalie, in an endeavour to meet three other cricketers at a certain hour, tried to break a…

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